Balkan route

Refugees and migrants try to warm themselves as they take a break at a gas station before abandoning their trek to the Hungarian border, in the town of Indjija, Serbia on Oct. 5.

Refugees are still squeezing through Europe’s clamped borders

Conflict

Despite reports of closed borders in Europe, some refugees are still managing to find their way in — at a cost.

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